The Thursday concert by controversial reggae performer Buju Banton has been canceled. Last week, the show was moved from The National to The Hat Factory...

Even Jimmy Buffett heads indoors for the fall.

Relevance — to the community, to audience members, to children, to the spirit of the city. That is a major concern of Alastair Willis as he prepares...

From Ethiopian Orthodox singing to Persian spiritual music to Islamic calligraphy, this year’s CenterStage Virginia Folklife Area and Stage at the...

Mary Travers, one-third of the popular 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, died yesterday in a Connecticut hospital after battling leukemia for several...

The Carpenter Theatre at Richmond CenterStage gets its bluegrass baptism when the American Bluegrass Masters tour stops in town Sunday.  Bluegrass...

MELISSA RUGGIERITimes-Dispatch columnist     An anti-gay reggae singer performing in Richmond the same day as the Gay Pride Festival. ...

Kanye West should be done with his apology tour in time for his 30-date Fame Kills outing with Lady Gaga. Dates are penciled in for Dec. 13 at the Norfolk...

ALLEY KATZ—10 Walnut Alley, 643-2816. Hello Conductor, Battleghost, Kindness of Strangers and others, 6 p.m. Thursday, $10-$12. To Kill a Hero and...

If you go What: American Bluegrass Masters featuring J.D. Crowe and Bobby Osborne When: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Carpenter Theatre at Richmond CenterStage ...

Chris Daughtry, one of the most successful losers in “American Idol” history, embarks on an arena tour this fall with his self-named band. ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—County music star Toby Keith has been voted songwriter/artist of the decade by the Nashville Songwriters Association International....

Let us all pause for a moment and hoist our lighters. No, not our cell phones. That’s so cold and impersonal and . . . 2009. Instead, let’s...

Controversial reggae singer Buju Banton’s performance at The National has been moved to The Hat Factory. Local promoter King Walker of Lionheart...

While no one needs convincing that Kanye West is an imbecile, any other cynics think it’s possible the whole being-rude-to-Taylor-Swift incident...

Beyonce wins Video of the Year for ‘Single Ladies.” Happy, Kanye? (Who, incidentally, went home empty-handed)

Lady Gaga – wearing some insane red face mask—just dedicated her Best New Artist award to “God and the gays.”

Eminem wins Best Hip Hop Video and he’s there to accept it. He’s the only winner who looks comfortable with the weird acceptance setup that...

At least the mere mention of West’s name is prompting a swell of boos from the crowd, which, when Diddy joked, “What? Did something happen?”,...

And massive kudos to Beyonce. Like this woman needs a jerk like Kanye to defend her talent – she does a pretty outstanding job on her own, evidenced...

Best Pop Video goes to Britney Spears for “Womanizer.” Apparently, MTV will spend the rest of its existence trying to make up to Spears for...

Lady Gaga – what the heck was that hot mess of performance art?

How quickly things can go from touching to terrible.

Jack Blades wants fans to bring their “singing voices” to the Richmond Coliseum on Tuesday. The bassist/singer for Night Ranger said his band’s...

It might be early to start pondering the holidays, but Trans-Siberian Orchestra hopes you’re in a festive mood.  The rock opera will make its...

ALLEY KATZ—10 Walnut Alley, 643-2816. Heavy Weights CD release with Beneath the Surface, Nautilus and others, 4 p.m. Friday, $7. Down to Nothing,...

Want to play?  What: “The Beatles: Rock Band”  Game systems: Available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii Retail price:...

Iconfess, I have a somewhat elitist attitude toward “Rock Band” and “Guitar Hero.“  Why, I often preach to any unfortunate...

Three schools will benefit from college scholarship programs created by The LeRoi Moore Fund. The trust of the late Dave Matthews Band saxophonist—a...